Segmental Infarction of Testis: A rare complication of acute epididymitis.

Segmental Infarction of Testis: A rare complication of acute epididymitis. Oman Med J. 2010 Oct;25(4):e015 Authors: Parambath AN, Omar AJ, Al Hilili SA, Darwish A Abstract Doppler ultrasound of a thirty one year old patient presenting with acute scrotal pain showed features acute epididymitis. Follow up study done on third day showed total ischemia of the testis. Repeat scan on tenth day revealed partially regained flow in the testis with segmental infarction- an unusual complication of acute epididymitis. This was confirmed by orchidectomy and histopathological examination. PMID: 28845218 [PubMed]

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Source: Oman Medical Journal - August 30, 2017 Category: Middle East Health Tags: Oman Med J Source Type: research